CVE-2024-27711
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn issue in Eskooly Free Online School management Software v.3.0 and before allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the Sin-up process function in the account settings.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceEskooly Free Online School management Software versions 3.0 and prior contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the sign-up process within account settings. An unauthenticated remote attacker can create an account with elevated privileges beyond what should be permitted for self-registered users, likely due to improper access control validation during the registration workflow.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 3.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed Eskooly versionLocate the version information in the software's admin panel, about page, or configuration files. Common locations include the dashboard footer, system settings, or a /about endpoint.Affected if The installed version is 3.0 or any version prior to 3.0
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Verify sign-up or self-registration is enabledAccess the public-facing registration page (typically /register, /signup, or similar) and confirm that unauthenticated users can access the account creation form.Affected if Self-registration is accessible without authentication and the form loads successfully
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Inspect registration form for role or privilege fieldsExamine the HTML source or form parameters submitted during registration to identify if there are fields that control user role, privilege level, or admin access (such as role, user_type, privilege, or is_admin parameters).Affected if The registration form contains editable fields that influence user role or privilege assignment
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Test for role manipulation during registrationSubmit a registration request with modified role-related parameters (such as setting role=admin or privilege=elevated) to see if the application accepts the elevated privilege without server-side validation.Affected if An attacker can successfully create an account with elevated privileges by manipulating registration parameters
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Review server-side access controls on registration endpointIf access to server-side code or logs is available, examine whether the registration endpoint performs proper authorization checks before assigning user roles.Affected if The registration process lacks server-side validation preventing self-registered users from obtaining administrative or elevated roles
A user is affected if running Eskooly version 3.0 or prior AND the self-registration feature is enabled, allowing manipulation of user roles during account creation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataRestrict the sign-up process to only create low-privilege user accounts by default and enforce proper role-based authorization checks; implement server-side validation that prevents self-registered users from obtaining administrative or elevated privileges.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-27711 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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